On Saturday 9 July, the boffins at Daresbury will throw open their lab doors, to show off some of the leading-edge research they've been working on.

Visitors will get to fire lasers, meet a dinosaur, learn how to smash particles together at the speed of light, explore virtual environments and freeze time itself. And if all that wasn't enough, you can also watch air bubbles in water!

For any budding entrepreneurs, there will be an opportunity to pitch ideas - no matter how wacky - to a professional team from the Daresbury business community, including Perceptive's own MD David Lovett. But there'll be no piles of cash or 80's-style shoulder pads in sight.

Click the photo above to learn more and find out how to get tickets for this family day out.